Samuel Frederick "Fred" Biery Jr. (born 1947) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States district judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. He was appointed in 1994 by President Bill Clinton. He served as a Texas state court judge from 1979 to 1994.
Samuel Frederick Biery Jr.
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Born 1947 in McAllen, TX
FJC ID: 167
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 4/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 10/year
Texas Western District Court · 1994–
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Fourth Court of Appeals of TexasJustice · 1989–1994
- Bexar County [Texas] One Hundred and Fiftieth District CourtJudge · 1983–1988
- Bexar County [Texas] Court at Law Number TwoJudge · 1979–1982
- Private practice, San Antonio, Texas1973–1978
U.S. Army Reserve1970–1976
Appointments
1994–present · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)
Education
- Southern Methodist University School of Law (now Dedman School of Law)J.D. · 1973
- Texas Lutheran CollegeB.A. · 1970